List of San Diego Wave FC players
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San Diego Wave FC is an American professional women's soccer club which began play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2022 as an expansion team.[1] All players who have made at least one competitive appearance for the San Diego Wave are listed below.
Key
- The list is ordered alphabetically.
- Appearances as a substitute are included.
- Statistics are correct as of November 9, 2025, the end of the 2025 NWSL season, and are updated once a year after the conclusion of the NWSL season.
- Players whose names are highlighted in bold were active players on the Wave roster as of the list's most recent update.
| GK | Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
- Nationality
- Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country they most recently represented in international play, or if said player has not played international football then by their country of birth.
- Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the player's roster designation as of the list's most recent update.
- Years
- Years are defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player was rostered for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
- Appearances and goals
- This list counts appearances and goals in the National Women's Soccer League, NWSL Playoffs, NWSL Challenge Cup, CONCACAF W Champions Cup, and NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.
Players
| Yrs | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NWSL | Playoffs | Cup[a] | Other[b] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 2022–2024 | 7 | FW |  USA
|
Amirah Ali | 68 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 35 | MF | USA
|
Jackie Altschuld | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 30 | DF |  COL
|
Daniela Arias | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 3 | DF | USA
|
Trinity Armstrong | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024– | 17 | MF | USA
|
Kimmi Ascanio | 36 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023– | 25 | FW | USA
|
Melanie Barcenas | 45 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024–2025 | 22 | GK | USA
|
Hillary Beall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | FW | USA
|
Elyse Bennett | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022–2023 | 23 | MF | USA
|
Belle Briede | 39 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 5 | FW | USA
|
Trinity Byars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–2025 | 19 | FW |  IRL
|
Kyra Carusa | 41 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–2025 | 69, 20 | FW |  FRA
|
Delphine Cascarino | 38 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023–2024 | 24 | MF | USA
|
Danielle Colaprico | 57 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | FW | USA
|
Shea Connors | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 11 | MF |  GER
|
Gia Corley | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023, 2024 | 46 | DF | USA
|
Chai Cortez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2024 | 2 | DF | USA
|
Abby Dahlkemper[c] | 37 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025– | 10 | MF | FRA
|
Kenza Dali | 27 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | MF | USA
|
Giovanna DeMarco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 88 | FW |  BRA
|
Dudinha | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | MF | USA
|
Meggie Dougherty Howard | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | MF |  NGA
|
Favour Emmanuel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–2024 | 8 | MF | USA
|
Sierra Enge | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025– | 18 | MF | USA
|
Laurina Fazer | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 28 | MF | USA
|
Jordan Fusco | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2024 | 4 | DF | USA
|
Naomi Girma[d] | 72 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–2023 | 26 | DF | USA
|
Mia Gyau | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | DF | USA
|
Taylor Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 31 | GK |  BIH
|
DiDi Haračić | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025– | 23 | DF | USA
|
Nya Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | FW | USA
|
Rachel Hill | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2024 | 10 | FW |  SWE
|
Sofia Jakobsson | 59 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | FW |  MEX
|
Katie Johnson | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024– | 18 | FW |  CAN
|
Mya Jones | 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022–2023 | 22 | MF | USA
|
Taylor Kornieck | 48 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–2025 | 6 | DF | SWE
|
Hanna Lundkvist | 55 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025– | 9 | FW | CAN
|
Adriana Leon | 27 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–2025 | 21 | MF | USA
|
Savannah McCaskill | 46 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | DF | USA
|
Tegan McGrady | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | DF | USA
|
Quincy McMahon | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022– | 14 | DF | USA
|
Kristen McNabb | 99 | 7 | 82 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 35 | GK | USA
|
Morgan Messner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–2024 | 13 | FW | USA
|
Alex Morgan | 63 | 25 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024– | 75 | DF | FRA
|
Perle Morroni | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | FW | NGA
|
Chiamaka Okwuchukwu | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2023 | 16 | DF | USA
|
Madison Pogarch | 31 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | MF | USA
|
Sydney Pulver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2023 | 18 | DF | USA
|
Kaleigh Riehl | 52 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2025 | 15 | FW | USA
|
Makenzy Robbe | 99 | 10 | 82 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024–2025 | 77, 7 | FW | MEX
|
María Sánchez | 41 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | 27 | FW | GER
|
Marleen Schimmer | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2024 | 11 | FW | USA
|
Jaedyn Shaw | 59 | 13 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–2025 | 1 | GK | CAN
|
Kailen Sheridan | 97 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | DF | USA
|
Cheyenne Shorts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | FW |  ENG
|
Jodie Taylor | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | GK | ENG
|
Carly Telford | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | DF |  AUS
|
Kaitlyn Torpey | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022–2023 | 6 | MF | USA
|
Kelsey Turnbow | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–2024 | 5 | MF | AUS
|
Emily van Egmond | 70 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024– | 12 | DF | USA
|
Kennedy Wesley | 39 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022–2024 | 20 | DF | USA
|
Christen Westphal | 80 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | GK | USA
|
Shae Yáñez | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes the CONCACAF W Champions Cup and the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
- ^ Dahlkemper was the first ever player to join the Wave, announced on November 22, 2021.[2]
- ^ Girma was the first-ever NWSL Draft selection by the Wave, selected first overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft.[3]
By nationality
In total, 63 players representing 13 different countries have appeared for San Diego Wave FC.
Note: Countries indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Country | Total players |
|---|---|
| Australia
|
2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1 |
| Brazil
|
1 |
| Canada
|
3 |
| Colombia
|
1 |
| England
|
2 |
| France
|
4 |
| Germany
|
2 |
| Mexico
|
2 |
| Nigeria
|
2 |
| Republic of Ireland
|
1 |
| Sweden
|
2 |
| United States
|
40 |
See also
- 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft
- List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
- List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
References
- ^ NWSL (June 8, 2021). "San Diego To Be Home to NWSL Expansion Team, Led by Jill Ellis as President | National Women's Soccer League Official Site". NWSL. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Rights to World Cup Winner and U.S. Women's National Team Player Abby Dahlkemper". San Diego Wave FC. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "2022 NWSL Draft results: San Diego Wave selects Naomi Girma at No. 1". The Equalizer. December 18, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.